Do I have a copy of my old rulebook? No...wish I did... though I do have a list of rules, anyone want that?

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Grrr.... bakas who take rumors for granted beware! How many of you have actually gone out and bought an Arabic translation guide? Malik's name doesn't mean "pharaoh."

Maalik-master

Maaliki-king

Those are the only words related to him in connection to Arabic. And now for his sister, Isis:

Isis-the Egyptian god

Ta Da! Why all the commotion over that?

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Why do I have such a bad duel monsters deck? Well how can you be so sure? I've beaten everyone I've ever faced EXCEPT the damn pharaoh and Malik's insane other half? No one has ever beaten pharaoh, so those duels didn't count. Yami Malik won because that's his destiny sort of thing...

I don't have a perfect deck, I admit, but how many of you have enough talent to be on a SHOW? Hmmm? Anyone?

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Do I like Ryou? Hell.... I knew this question would come up sooner or later... Well...heh heh...

Yes, in Ancient Egypt, the pharaoh, the priest, just about everyone didn't care who their partner was as long as they looked pretty, right? They really didn't care about being homosexual, and if the pharaoh did it, everyone else would simple go off and follow his example.

Was I affected by this? I don't know, maybe, I don't see a problem with guy-guy couples.

But listen to this: In both the anime and manga, Ryou and I did not have seperate bodies. Soul rooms are a different matter. How is it possible for you people to write fanfics of us with that little problem in the way?

So what if I do like Ryou? It isn't any of your business. And up to the Battle City tournament, he didn't even know me. When Malik wanted me to force Yugi's hand and make him forfeit by letting Ryou free of my control, I realized something. I needed him. If anything happened to him, it would happen to me. But if something happened to me, it wouldn't affect him. I ignored Malik and protected my hikari from Slifer's attack.

And you know what? I did that ONLY because I needed him to survive. Earlier in Battle City (though WB dubbed it out of the American version of the show) I was the one who cut my own arm open with a knife to weaken Ryou, thus sealing my deal with Malik. I didn't care about Ryou then at all. In fact, I could've cared less.

Other than that are you curious as to whether I have some kind of emotional feelings for my hikari? Well if my current answer wasn't good enough for you, do you want a simple yes or no? Well...hate to burst your bubble, but I'm not telling. And I'm not letting Ryou tell any of you either. Find your own conclusion.

And as I said... I have no problem with guy-guy relationships... Yaoi and shonen-ai are fine... hate to admit that though, now you people are going to really start assuming too much about Ryou and me...

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And now onto today's main topic! In ancient Egypt, I was a thief. Duh. But why did I steal stuff? Multiple reasons for different things...

Yes, there is always a thrill to stealing things. Whoo! Quite fun, actually. An addictive hobby of mine was tomb robbing as you all know. But why did I steal from the tombs of the pharaohs? Greed, more thrill seeking? Didn't I have ANY respect whatsoever for the dead coots?

Nope. No respect at all. I mean really. They wasted all their time building some stupid pyramid. And now for my definition of pyramid: A large shiny four sided triangle built with oversized bricks for the purpose of...WRONG! Not to get the fools to the afterlife! All they really did was attract tomb robbers like myself.

And it was quite common to walk into a tomb and already find it looted and empty... Now...it's not like the dead guys are actually gonna use any of that good stuff in the after life, right? In fact, what is this 'after life' you speak of? Geesh... I steal gold and things like that so I can either use them myself, or sell them on the black market.

Food was a different matter. I never had a second thought about food or clothes, those I just took without any fuss. Another thing, I only steal from those who are rich and go around bragging about it. Call it a soft spot, but I was once just as poor as the poor people.

So I steal because I must to survive, but also for the thrill of it.

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rules or whatever you learned: Better to understand a little than to misunderstand alot. Love is like a spork: It holds you, and it can stab you too. Most thieves don't know the difference between oppurtunity and temptation.